Adeboye prayed for me, expressed confidence in my triumph — Sowore

African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has said Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, offered to pray for him and expressed confidence in his “triumph” after they met privately following Sunday’s National Thanksgiving Service in Lagos.

Sowore disclosed this in posts on his X handle on Sunday, October 4, 2026, while recounting his visit to the RCCG headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos.

According to Sowore, he was introduced to the congregation during the service and received what he described as a warm and enthusiastic reception from church members.

“We received a warm and enthusiastic reception today at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) headquarters in Ebute-Metta, Lagos, after I was introduced to the congregation,” he wrote.

“The message of hope, revolutionary justice, and national renewal continues to resonate everywhere.”

Sowore said he later held a private meeting with Adeboye, who, according to him, offered to pray for him.

He said Adeboye told him he followed his activities “religiously”, described his path as honourable and expressed confidence in his eventual triumph.

“After the service, I had a private meeting and conversation with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who offered to pray for me,” Sowore said.

“He stated that he follows my activities religiously, expressed certainty that my path is honorable, and said he is confident of my triumph.”

Sowore attended the service on invitation alongside the AAC National Chairman, Pastor Samuel Ajeigbe, according to a report by Church Times.

The presidential candidate said the meeting with Adeboye was their second encounter, recalling that they first met in 1996, shortly after he completed his National Youth Service Corps programme.

He said they met at the same venue while he was mobilising against campus cultism.

“Thirty years later, we met again at the same place. I deeply appreciate the warm reception of members of the church, and our private conversation, and his prayers,” he said.

Sowore, however, stressed that his visit to the church was not intended to promote a political agenda.